[caption id="attachment_2512378" align="aligncenter" width="553"] A reader writes that she bought a Whitney Reed glider-base rocking horse for $600. She wanted to know if it was a good buy. Harry Rinker did some research and came back with some good news.[/caption] QUESTION: Several years ago I purchased a Whitney Reed, glider base, rocking horse for $600. The horse is...

. The Comic Speculator is a blog written by WorthPoint Comic Book “Worthologist” Matt Baum that takes a look at each week’s hot new comics and back issues and the comic market place in general. Prices discussed here are taken from the Overstreet Guide to Comics (OVST), Comicspriceguide.com (CPG) and current online auction sales. Sales numbers and rankings...

[caption id="attachment_2512345" align="aligncenter" width="614"] An army of nerds, collectors and, of course cosplayers, have converged on McCormick Place, where hundreds of retailers for everything from comics to steampunk goggles and wooden mustaches have booths set up to sell their wares.[/caption] The Comic Speculator is a blog written by Worthpoint Comic Book “Worthologist” Matt Baum that takes a look...

[caption id="attachment_2512497" align="alignright" width="300"] While this may look like an antique mid-19th-century Rococo Revival coffee table, it is a mid-20th-century fabrication using elements of the Rococo Revival style.[/caption] In the world of antique furniture, the word “period” has a very specific meaning. To say that something is period means that it is from the time when the style...

As an appraiser often I am asked, “Should I invest in gold?” Let me go over the basics before you decide to invest in gold. I watch TV and listen to the radio and I hear all of the commercials about investing in gold, and if you have read my article on “Selling and Buying Gold” here on...

[caption id="attachment_2512386" align="alignleft" width="301"] This Tiger Head Poster (Blue) was issued in 1970 for the 100th Edition of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey souvenir program. It included a set of four posters measuring 26 inches x 17 inches and sold for $3.98 per set.[/caption] Nearly five years ago I wrote my first article for WorthPoint—“Is That Old...

[caption id="attachment_2512408" align="aligncenter" width="553"] A simple unfussy design as “Rooster Cogburn” takes centre stage in this “True Grit” Quad movie poster from the U.K. (Photo: moviepostermem.com)[/caption] In this article we are going to look at one of the true greats of the 20th century cinema: John Wayne, the epitome of the all-American hero, and the posters of his movies...

[caption id="attachment_251251" align="aligncenter" width="491"] A Steiff wollie raven made at the Steiff factory in the 1960s (left) is compared with a version of the woolie raven made by a third-party manufacturer in 1982-83 (right). There some obvious differences.[/caption] Every enthusiast has extra-special items in their collections—certain items that just take a gold medal for their rarity, design or...

[caption id="attachment_2512423" align="alignright" width="248"] Estate executors should not attempt to value artwork. Get an expert opinion.[/caption] My friend Stan showed me the inventory that he’d just completed for his uncle’s estate. He was proud of his thoroughness; he claimed to have spent more than 150 hours compiling the inventory and acquiring valuations for the estate’s personal property. I...